Excerpt: rince Avalanche is his first film to suggest an oddball missing link between the two approaches—fussy bromance and homoerotic jokiness meet somber Americana—as well as his first since Snow Angels (2007) to aim for seriousness, and unsurprisingly, it never settles on a consistent tone. Through counterfeit Terrence Malick-isms and plenty of lifts from the playbook of Gus Van Sant’s Gerry, Green attempts to elevate bogus macho frustrations to the level of existential poetry.

Jason McKiernan @ Next Projection

Excerpt: The “island” depicted in Prince Avalanche is covered in ashes and soot, but the emotional effect is still the same – over time, the protective wall erodes and the human truth is laid bare.